• For 20% of California, half the paycheck or more goes to housing

    For 20% of California, half the paycheck or more goes to housing,Jon Lansner

    “How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market.The pain: Housing eats up at least half of paychecks in one-fifth of California households.The source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at the latest Census Bureau stats tracking household expenses in 2023, focusing

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  • Unhinged, A Dating Series: Would You Pay to Talk to a Match?

    Unhinged, A Dating Series: Would You Pay to Talk to a Match?,Nicolle Monico

    “I already don’t think I’m going to like this app… Is it going to make me pay to have interactions?” texted my friend Megan (not her real name) after signing up for the GoGetter dating app. Created by La Jolla resident Andrea Miller, the app was made to “bring together singles who share similar life

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  • A dozen years after first reports, San Diego may adopt recommendations to prevent disastrous real estate deals

    A dozen years after first reports, San Diego may adopt recommendations to prevent disastrous real estate deals,Jeff McDonald

    One of the key failures that led San Diego to spend more than $200 million and counting on the still-uninhabitable 101 Ash St. office tower was the city’s reliance on an appraisal paid for by the company marketing the property.Former Mayor Kevin Faulconer and the San Diego City Council never verifie

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  • The New Era of D1 Athletics for UCSD

    The New Era of D1 Athletics for UCSD,Cole Novak

    LionTree Arena is the same, and so are the practices there. Head coach Eric Olen is on the sideline, as he has been for 20 years. And UC San Diego remains one of the best universities on the planet. But the UCSD community is coming together like never before, and it’s not because of a groundbreaking

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  • Are San Diego’s homes listed too high? One study thinks so

    Are San Diego’s homes listed too high? One study thinks so,Phillip Molnar

    San Diego home sellers may have been too ambitious with their listing prices.San Diego County homes are taking longer to sell and there are other signs buyers would rather walk away than make a purchase, said a new report from Orange County-based Reports on Housing.The real estate research firm said

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  • 15 Things to Do in San Diego This Weekend: October 24–27

    15 Things to Do in San Diego This Weekend: October 24–27,Cole Novak

    It’s not quite Halloween yet… but that hasn’t stopped San Diego institutions from hosting all the spooky events this weekend. Get ghostly with the dancers of the Rosin Box Project, boogie with the party ghouls in Hillcrest, or go trick-or-treating in Little Italy. But don’t worry—if your costume’s n

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  • The Best Things to Do in San Diego This Month: Nov. 2024

    The Best Things to Do in San Diego This Month: Nov. 2024,Grace Kiehnle

    November is here, bringing cooler weather and the realization that 2025 is almost over. It’s the perfect time to enjoy pumpkin-flavored drinks and wear a beanie in San Diego without ridicule. This month, take part in vibrant Día de Muertos festivities, Thanksgiving gatherings, and a lineup of exciti

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  • Opulent La Jolla oceanside mansion goes for sale for a record $108M. Can anyone afford it?

    Opulent La Jolla oceanside mansion goes for sale for a record $108M. Can anyone afford it?,Phillip Molnar

    San Diego’s most over-the-top mansion is for sale and, if it sells for close to the asking price, it could break all sorts of records.The Sand Castle mansion at 1900 Spindrift Drive in La Jolla has an asking price of $108 million. It sits above the ocean near the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club and h

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  • Photos: Human Rights Campaign San Diego Fundraiser 2024

    Photos: Human Rights Campaign San Diego Fundraiser 2024,Cole Novak

    The 2024 Human Rights Campaign San Diego Annual Fundraiser, held on August 10 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, was a sold-out event aimed at supporting LGBTQ+ equality efforts. The event featured a welcome reception followed by a formal dinner, with all proceeds fueling HRC’s advocacy work.

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  • MCASD’s New Exhibit Exams Illness & Disability

    MCASD’s New Exhibit Exams Illness & Disability,Grace Kiehnle

    The twitch of a finger. The twist of a palm. At first, it looks like a hand simply moving in space. But then you see it for what it is: a dance. These are the rhythmic, deliberate maneuvers of choreographer Yvonne Rainer, filmed in 1966 as she recovered from surgery in a hospital bed.This dance welc

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  • MCASD’s New Exhibit Examines Illness & Disability

    MCASD’s New Exhibit Examines Illness & Disability,Grace Kiehnle

    The twitch of a finger. The twist of a palm. At first, it looks like a hand simply moving in space. But then you see it for what it is: a dance. These are the rhythmic, deliberate maneuvers of choreographer Yvonne Rainer, filmed in 1966 as she recovered from surgery in a hospital bed.This dance welc

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  • Diverse Research Now Looks to Bring Racial Equity to Medical Trials

    Diverse Research Now Looks to Bring Racial Equity to Medical Trials,Grace Kiehnle

    In the early 1950s, a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital sampled cells from Henrietta Lacks, a young Black woman dying of cervical cancer. Those samples became the basis for the polio vaccine, in vitro fertilization, gene mapping, and other breakthroughs in biomedical research—but the cells were taken

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  • A Perfect House, High Above Noe Valley, $6.3M

    A Perfect House, High Above Noe Valley, $6.3M,Philip Ferrato

    Since the Dot-Com Boom of the late 90—its later implosion—the 2008 financial crash, and the subsequent recovery of the economy, San Francisco’s charming Noe Valley and its surrounding hillsides have remained one of the town’s most valued and resilient neighborhoods. Thanks to strict development and

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  • UCSD Studying The Links Between Global Warming & Pollutants in Fish

    UCSD Studying The Links Between Global Warming & Pollutants in Fish,Grace Kiehnle

    The world’s oceans are in trouble—this we know. What we’re less sure about are the best ways to protect our waters and the delicious fish that call them home.But San Diego is on the case.This April, UC San Diego was awarded a $7.35 million multidisciplinary grant from the National Science Foundation

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  • Can You Predict the Future Health of Your Child? These Scientists Say Yes

    Can You Predict the Future Health of Your Child? These Scientists Say Yes,Cole Novak

    If you were given the chance to see into the future, would you take it? For new parents Mandy and Morgan Moseley, the answer was yes. When their baby was just two months old, the couple turned to Fore Genomics for a glimpse of what might be on the horizon. “I have a lot of health issues in my family

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  • How the San Diego Zoo’s Platypuses Are Helping Save Their Species

    How the San Diego Zoo’s Platypuses Are Helping Save Their Species,Grace Kiehnle

    “[Platypuses] are all kinds of wrong,” says Hendrik Nollens, vice president of Wildlife Health with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. “They’re a mammal, they lay eggs, they have a mouth that looks like the bill of a duck, the males are venomous…” Still, watching the Frankensteined critters—the only t

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  • 17 Things to Do in San Diego This Weekend: Oct. 17–20

    17 Things to Do in San Diego This Weekend: Oct. 17–20,Cole Novak

    Celebrate the best part of the week with 17 exciting things to do in San Diego, from a bunch of boozy festivals to a Stranger Things–inspired musical and a gathering of zine makers and enthusiasts, plus several other San Diego events.Food & Drink | Concerts & Festivals | Theater & Art Exhibits | Mor

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  • 10 of the Best Wedding Venues in San Diego

    10 of the Best Wedding Venues in San Diego,Cole Novak

    If you’ve recently gotten engaged, congratulations! And if you’re planning to celebrate your nuptials locally, you’re in luck—almost every kind of wedding venue can be found within a 15-mile radius of most neighborhoods.Thanks to our consistently temperate weather, conveniently located airport, and

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  • Palomar Health to Open New USD Wellness Center

    Palomar Health to Open New USD Wellness Center,Grace Kiehnle

    Palomar Health knows most things are better with friends. In 2025, the organization is partnering with the University of San Diego to open the Palomar Health Wellness Center, an 80,000-square-foot, multipurpose facility providing wellness resources for the USD campus community and beyond. Sports, co

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  • Rady Children’s Hospital to Open New $1.2B Facility in 2028

    Rady Children’s Hospital to Open New $1.2B Facility in 2028,Grace Kiehnle

    For Rady Children’s Hospital, the future means expansion. In August of last year, Rady broke ground on a new, seven-story tower. The facility, estimated to cost upwards of $1.2 billion, will house 140 intensive care unit beds and four operating rooms, doubling the size of the emergency department an

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